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military

mi·li·tary

UK/ˈmɪlɪt(ə)ɹi/ US/ˈmɪlɪtɛɹi/ common us
adjective (3) noun (1)

adjective

1.

of or relating to the study of the principles of warfare

  • “military law”
2.

characteristic of or associated with soldiers or the military

  • “military uniforms”
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3.

having limbs that are used as flippers

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noun

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the military forces of a nation

  • “their military is the largest in the region”
  • “the military machine is the same one we faced in 1991 but now it is weaker”
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From Middle English militari, from Old French militaire, from Latin mīlitāris, from mīles (“soldier”) + -āris (whence -ary). Doublet of militaire.

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